BioSafety, Volume 1, Paper 4 (BY95004), May 22nd 1995
Online Journal, URL -
http://www.bdt.org.br/bioline/by
Biotechnology decision making: public information and
participation in the context of European Directives 90/219/EEC
and 90/220/EEC
Report on a Seminar held in the Netherlands
Ir. Piet Schenkelaars
Code Number: BY95004
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On assignment from the Netherlands' Ministry of the
Environment, MEBO Environmental Consultancy prepared an
inventory of the (legal) possibilities for public information
and participation within the framework of national regulations
on safety in biotechnology in European countries, including
the views of several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on
these possibilities. The inventory provided the background
information for the "Seminar on Public Information and
Participation", which was held on July 6th, 1994 in the
Netherlands. The purpose of the seminar was to obtain an
overview of the different mechanisms and practices of public
information and participation in European countries. In
addition, it also aimed at gaining insight in how these
mechanisms and practices are perceived by the NGOs.
